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CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of product roadmaps

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Who is typically responsible for creating and maintaining the product roadmap?

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Correct answer: The Product Owner or Product Manager, with input from key stakeholders

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The Product Owner or Product Manager owns the roadmap, incorporating business strategy, customer feedback, technical constraints, and stakeholder input. Other stakeholders contribute but the PO/PM synthesizes input into a coherent directional plan.

**Why not A:** The project manager controls project execution plans (schedule, budget, risk), not the product roadmap. The roadmap is a strategic product direction document owned by the Product Owner or Product Manager, not a project planning artifact managed by the PM.

**Why not C:** While the development team provides essential input on technical feasibility and delivery capacity, they do not own the roadmap. The Product Owner or Product Manager synthesizes technical input with business strategy, customer feedback, and stakeholder priorities into the roadmap.

**Why not D:** The project sponsor provides strategic guidance and funding approval but does not typically create or maintain the product roadmap. The sponsor may approve roadmap direction at a high level, but the PO/PM is responsible for the ongoing creation and maintenance of the roadmap.

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This question covers Demonstrate an understanding of product roadmaps under Demonstrate an understanding of product roadmaps (Business Analysis Frameworks).

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